BALLISTICS 2013 – OUT OF PRINT

VOLUME 1

INTERIOR BALLISTICS

• Combustion Model of SCDB® Propellan
• Effect of Initial Temperature on the Interior Ballistics of a 120-mm Mortar System
• Definition of a JA2 Equivalent Propellant to be Produced by Continuous Solvent-Less Extrusion
• Modelling the Ignition of Pyrotechnic Countermeasure Decoy Flares
• Experimental Characterization of the Energy Transferred from an Igniter Based on Nanothermites to the Propellant Bed
• Investigation of the Projectile Movement Inside a Gun Tube with a Photonic Doppler Velocimeter (PDV)
• Fox7/GAP Rocket Propellants for a Shoulder Launched Projectile
• A Methodology of Non-Contact Automatic Measurement and Development of Online Measurement Unit on Charge
• Temperature of Large Caliber Artillery
• Determination of Pressure Profiles Behind Projectiles During Interior Ballistic Cycle
• Modeling of Interior Ballistic Gas-Solid Flow Using a Coupled CFD-DEM Approach
• Interior Ballistic Modeling and Simulation for Different Charge Zones in Modular Charge System
• Assessment of Self Ignition Temperature (Cook-Off) in Gun Barrels
• Application of Eulerian-Lagrangian Approach to Gas-Solid Flows in Interior Ballistics
• Experimental Study and Numerical Simulation on Propagation Properties of Plasma Jet in Cylindrical Liquid Chamber
• Gun Primer Evaluation Based on Primer Dynamics
• Neural Networks for Ballistic Applications
• A Linked Internal Ballistics and Finite Element Analysis
• Comparison of Piezoelectric and Crusher Measurements of Chamber Pressure with Finite Element Modeling Results
• Methodology for Transient Thermal Analysis of Machine Gun Barrels Subjected to Burst Firing Schedules
• A New Lumped Parameter Code for Interior Ballistics Simulations

EXTERIOR BALLISTICS

• Flight Dynamic Model and Theoretical Analysis for Lateral Trajectory Correction with Spin Brakes
• Investigation of the Magnus Effect on a Generic Projectile at Mach 3 Up to 16 Degrees Angle of Attack
• Numerical Prediction of Dynamic Stability Derivatives for Finned Projectiles
• Modeling Base Bleed as an Injector
• The Measurement Method of Vertical Target Dispersion of Gun in Image
• A Component Buildup Method for Canard Controlled Projectiles
• On the Response of Spin Stabilized Projectile to Side Force by Angular Motion and Impact
• Upwards Fired Bullet Terminal Velocity
• A Method of Trajectory Estimation and Prediction Using Extended Kalman Filter Based on GPS Data
• Effectiveness of Passive Optoelectronic and Laser Rangefinders
• An Automated Method for Computer Vision Analysis of Cannon-Launched Artillery Video
• Complex Aerodynamics Behaviour of High Spin APFSDS Projectile
• Evaluation of the TASER eXtended Range Electronic Projectile (XREP)
• ABSS Software Suite
• Ballistic and Weaponeering Analysis of Projectiles Using Optical Strobe Tracer as Self-Registration Method to Improve Accuracy and Decrease Dispersion of Direct and Indirect Fire Weapons
• Study of Angle of Boattail in Bullets with Partial Core
• Extracting Projectile Flight Dynamics Using an Embedded GPS Receiver
• Theoretical and Experimental Investigations of Projectile Motion Specificity in the Intermediate Period
• New CFD Model Analysis Applied to High Speed Projectiles: Magnus Effect

LAUNCH DYNAMICS

• Plume-in-Plume Exterior Blast Attenuation
• Development of a Multi-Shot Launch Dynamics Model
• Development of an Explosively Driven Two-Stage Light Gas Gun for High Velocity Impact Studies
• Assessment of Need for Solder in Modeling Potted Electronics During Gun-Shot
• Initiation Time of PG-7 Antitank Grenade
• Numerical Simulation and Analysis of the Muzzle Flow During the Revolving Barrel Gun Firing
• Influence of Compressibility Effects for 1D Modeling of the Thermally Choked Ram Accelerator
• Shock-on-Shock Interaction Inside High Efficiency Muzzle Brake
• Structural Dynamics of Despun Kinetic Energy Projectiles Launched with Composite Sabots
• Theoretical and Experimental Study of Electromagnetic Driving Flying Plate Technology
• Mathematical Description of Projectile Shot Exit Dynamics (Set-Forward)

VULNERABILITY & SURVIVABILITY

• Weight Reduction Estimation Through Parametric Study for Soft Personnel Armor
• An Hybrid Experimental/Numerical Method to Assess the Lethality of a Kinetic Energy Non-Lethal Weapon System
• Shock Wave Interaction of Aluminum Metal Foam: An Experimental Study
• Foot Pads for Armored Platforms—Development and Evaluation Methodology
• On the Protection Level of Blast Attenuation Seats
• AMRDEC Lethality Modeling Development for Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS)
• Improved Component Impact Kill Criteria Simulations
• Sensibility Study of Viscous Criterion for Kinetic Energy Non-Lethal Projectile Thoracic Impacts
• Enhancement of a Skin Penetration Surrogate for Non-Lethal Kinetic Impacts
• Comparison of the Lethality of Different Kinetic Energy Non-Lethal Projectiles Using a New French Assessment Approach for Head Impacts
• Lethality Analysis of a Person-Borne Improvised Explosive Device
• Less Lethal Projectile Characterization—Analysis of Foam Nose Properties Influence on Terminal Effect
• Modeling of Ballistic Effects with Regard to Urban Operations
• Assessment of an Experimental Method and Two Loading Models Used to Measure and Simulate the Effect of Buried Charges
• Vehicle Protection Against Global IED Effects
• Protection Against Secondary Fragmentation in Practical Application
• Soldier Vulnerability Model
• Comparison of 10% Gelatine, 20% Gelatine and Perma-GelTM for Ballistic Testing
• Development of Computational Standards for the Simulation of Conventional Weapons Effects
• Fragmentation and Lethality Analysis Tool for Natural and Controlled Fragmentation, and Pre-Fragmented Warheads
• Effect of Impact Velocity on the Wounding Potential Behind Ceramic/Composite Plates

EXPLOSION MECHANICS

• Experimental and Numerical Modeling Progress on Flexible Warhead Technologies Providing Scalable Damage Area Footprints
• Innovative Technologies for Controlled Fragmentation Warheads
• Measurements of the Temperature Inside an Explosive Fireball
• Investigation of a Nickel-Aluminium Reactive Shaped Charge Liner
• Preliminary Study of Coupling Electrical Energy to Detonation Reaction Zone of Primasheet-1000 Explosive
• Characterization of Porous Jet Density
• Shock-Wave Loading and Sensitivity Testing of High Explosives for High-Speed Penetrators
• Performance Calculation of Shaped Charges with Shear-Formed Liners
• Effect of Convergent Detonation on Gurney Energy and Cylinder Expansion
• Behaviour of a Model Reactive Armor with Nitrocellulose and Cellulose Composites after Jet Impact
• Detonation Wave Propagation in Shaped Charges with Large Wave-Shaper
• Modeling of Expansion Dynamics of Explosively Driven Metal Cylinders
• TNT Equivalence—Experimental Comparison Against Prediction
• A New Contribution to Predicting Blast Impulse from Cased Aluminized Explosives
• A Novel Theoretical Analysis Method of Housed Explosive Charge Stability During Supersonic Penetration of Concrete Targets
• Supplementary Diagnostic Techniques for Investigating Explosion Phenomena in Confined Environments
• Measuring Pressure in a Confined Space
• Measuring Pressure and Blast Impulse in a Closed Chamber
• The Phenomena of Water Jet Formed During Underwater Explosions Bubble Interaction with Water Bottom Boundary
• Improved Streak Mask Design
• Water as a Linear Shaped Charge Liner Material
• The Effect of Slow Heating Rates on the Cook-Off Response of High Explosive Munitions
• Research on the Rule of Multi-Point Initiation Replacing Annulus Initiation Under Different Charge Caliber
• Unexpected Increased Damage in Witness Plate
• A Theoretical and Experimental Analysis on the Action Time of Double Layer Explosive Reactive Armor
• Shock Behavior of Functionally Graded Porous Panels: Computational Approach
• Concept Analysis and Penetration Performance of Hollow Charge Against Compacted Hardened Earth
• Impact Induced Detonation of Cased Explosive
• Study of Parameters for Initiation of HNS-IV by Exploding Copper Foil at Low Energy
• Behaviour of Concrete Structural Members Subjected to Air Blast Loading
• ExLO Interfaced with Optimization Tool: Application to Shaped-Charge Jet Wave-Shaper Design
• Reconstructing Fragment Positions and Velocities in Warhead Arena Tests Using Flash X-Ray Radiography and Witness Plates

VOLUME 2

GENERAL

• Survivability Modeling in DARPA’s Adaptive Vehicle Make (AVM) Program
• Development of an Automatic Target Engagement System for Small-Arms
• Influence of Length Scale on the Transition from Interface Defeat to Penetration in Unconfined Ceramic Targets
• Terminal Effects of High Power Lasers and Classical Terminal Ballistics
• Ballistic Penetration of Particle-Laden Elastomers
• Electromagnetic Radiation Characteristics of Detonating Explosive Materials
• Future Vehicle Protection—Technologies for Ultra-Fast Close-Distance Active Protection Systems
• The Potential of APS Against KE-Penetrators

TERMINAL BALLISTICS & IMPACT PHYSICS

• Analysis of the Fragmentation of AlON and Spinel Under Ballistic Impact
• Separation and Hierarchic Order of Key Influences on the Ballistic Strength of Opaque and Transparent Ceramic Armor
• A New Model of Penetration of Elastic Rods with Eroding Jacket
• Impacts and Waves in Dyneema HB80 Strips and Laminates
• Thermal Imaging During Ballistic Testing of Armour Materials
• Penetration Processes for Tungsten-Alloy Projectiles of Different Shapes into Adobe
• Projectile’s Property of High Velocity Penetration with Concrete Targets
• Numerical Simulation of High-Velocity Impact and Explosion in Rock
• Effect of the Third Invariant on Strength and Failure for 10 Metals
• Simulation of Impact Tests with Hard, Soft and Liquid Filled Missiles on Reinforced Concrete Structures
• A Constitutive Model for the Nanocomposite NANOS-BA Steel Used for Light Armored Vehicles Protection
• Impact Behaviour of Hybrid Glass/Carbon Epoxy Composites
• Undisturbed Eroding Projectile Penetration
• About the Relation Between Stand-Off and Penetration for Shaped Charge Jets
• Held’s pv2d Initiation Threshold Criteria Revisited
• Study on Rubber Composite Armor Anti-Shaped Charge Jet Penetration
• Oblique Penetration of AP Projectile to Laminated Composites—Modeling and Verification
• Projectile Ricochet from Wooden Targets
• Penetration Efficiency as a Function of Target Obliquity and Projectile Pitch
• A Comment of Interaction Effects in Hypervelocity Impact Testing Using Multiple Simultaneously Launched Projectiles
• Experimental Tests of Subcalibre Projectiles with Segmented Penetrators for Tank Guns
• Ballistic Performance and Microstructure of Four Armor Ceramics
• Penetration Dynamics of AP8 in Thin Ceramic Tiles
• An Experimental Investigation of Deep Penetration into Polycarbonate Targets
• A Simplified Approximate Model of Compressible Jet Penetration
• Analyses of Processes are Flowing in High Speed Interaction Between Firing Pins Contains Fluoropolymer and Aluminum Containing Barrages
• Material Properties and Interface Defeat
• PELE Fragmentation Dynamics
• Experimental and Theoretical Research of Deceleration History of Elongated Rods in Target Under Physical Modelling in the Conditions of Geometrical Similarity
• The Analysis and Reporting of V50—Should we do Better?
• Ultra-Light Ceramic Armours for Helmets Against Small Calibre Threats
• Focused Blast Against Small Cylindrical Targets
• Small Calibre Projectiles Perforating Thin Steel Plates, Numerical Calculations and Physical Characterization of Constitutive Models
• Dynamic Back-Face Deformation of Dyneema When Impacted by a Small Calibre Projectile
• Optimizing the Stacking Sequence in Dual-Purpose Body Armours
• Confined Al2O3 Ceramic Tiles Against Long Rod Penetration
• Armor Performance Analysis Utilizing Maximum Likelihood Ballistic Limit Calculation
• Ballistic Penetration of Hardened Steel Plates
• Experimental Study on the Influence of Weaving Parameters on the Ballistic Performances of 3D Fabrics
• A Review of the Effect of Adjacent Impact on Terminal Ballistic Performance
• Adaption of the Walker-Anderson Penetration Model to Hollow Projectiles
• Protection Against Shaped Charge by Reactive Armors Containing Energetic and Inert Materials
• Penetration of Granular Materials: New Experimental Techniques
• Terminal Ballistics Data Review and Analysis
• Prediction of Ballistic Performance Through Mechanical Properties
• The Influence of Spin on Fragmentation Modeling of AP Projectiles Interacting with Oblique Armor
• Experimental Investigation of Thin MS Plate Damage Due to 10mm Hardened Steel Spherical Projectile Impact at High Velocities
• Explosive Reactive Armor: Theoretical and Experimental Studies
• On the Use of Laminate Protections Against High Velocity Fragment Impact
• Shaped Charge Jet Penetration Into Masonry Materials
• Study on Fracture Characteristics of Concrete Dragon Teeth Subjected to Impact by EFP
• Validation of Numerical Model of the Twaron CT709 Ballistic Fabric
• Numerical Analysis of Penetration of the Twaron T750 Aramid Fabric with the 9 mm Parabellum Projectile
• Kinetic Energy Perforation of Concrete Slabs: Investigation of Embedded High G-Load Sensing
• Influence of Yaw Angle on the Penetration Capability of Elongated Rod Projectiles
• Formation of the Cavity in Water at High-Velocity Movement of the Cylindrical Body
• Ballistic Properties of Two Variants of a Commercial Tungsten Heavy Alloy: Cobalt Versus Cobalt-Free
• Protective Properties of Finite-Extension Ceramic Targets Against Steel and Copper Projectiles
• Optimization of Finite Element Modeling of Woven Fabric Ballistic Impact
• Mesoscale Simulations of Fabric Shoot Pack for Different Materials and Configurations
• A Computational Comparison of High Strain Rate Strength and Failure Models for Glass
• Experiments to Determine the Relative Performance of Layered Jet-Stoppers
• Optimising Quilting of Body Armour
• The Effect of Bullet Design on Insensitive Munitions Bullet Impact Test Results
• Experimental Analysis of the Ballistic Impact Behaviour of Aluminium Alloy 7449 in Combination with Kevlar® Para-Aramid Backings
• Numerical Simulations to Determine Ballistic Strength of 2-D Woven Fabrics
• Analysis of Impact of the Shaped Charge Jet Against the Woven Fabric Reinforced Composite Armor
• Armour Qualification for Composite Military Vehicles
• Numerical Simulation of the Penetration and Perforation of Adobe Building Materials
• Powerful Electric Discharge as Method of Anti Shaped-Charge Protection
• Cut-Off Velocity of Shaped-Charge Jet
• Non-Metallic Reactive Armor
• First Ballistic Evaluations of Aluminium-Based Nanocomposites Consolidated by the SPS Process
• Research on Jet Penetration Law of Biconical Liner Shaped Charge Under Large Standoff Distance Condition
• An Engineering Analytical Model of Ogive-Nose Steel Projectiles Normal Penetrating Reinforced Concrete Target
• Analysis of Parameters for Concrete Dynamic Spherical Cavity Expansion Model in General Form
• Ballistic Response of Thin Targets Impacted by Truncated and Tip-Deforming Conical Projectiles
• Experimental and Numerical Analyses of the Fragmentation Process in Alumina
• Numerical Simulation of Ballistic Tests to Analyse the Effect of Modern Armor
• Nano-Duplex Bainitic-Austenitic and Nano-Precipitates Hardened Steels for Application in Armors Constructions
• Ballistic Testing of Nano-Precipitation Hardened and Nano-Duplex Steels
• Numerical Simulations of the Perforation Behavior by Projectiles Into Steel Reinforced Concrete Targets Considering Reinforcement Ratio Effect
• Penetration of Bullets into Granular Targets
• Ballistic Experiments and Computed Results for Ti-6Al-4V Projectiles Impacting Ti-6Al-4V Targets
• Interaction of Extreme Electric Currents with Metals
• Metallographic Observation of CPHP after High-Speed Penetration
• Novel High-G-Accelerometer and Shock Resistant Data Recorders for Penetrators and Penetration Research
• Counterprojectile for Active Protection System
• Ballistic Impact Response of Chromium-Sulfur Composite Cermets
• Residual Penetration of L/D = 21.8 and L/D = 28.6 Monobloc Tungsten and L/D 40 Tungsten/Steel Jacketed Projectiles After Perforation of Explosive Reactive Armor
• Ballistic Depth of Penetration Studies in Dyneema® Composites
• On the Crater Diameters in Metallic Plates Impacted by High Velocity Rods
• The Development of Launch Methods for High Velocity Fragment Simulating Projectiles

Author Index